baldufa

Meaning

1. (feminine) spinning top
2. (feminine) a short stout person
3. (feminine) pivot, spindle
4. (feminine) the bullet tuna (Auxis rochei) or the frigate tuna (Auxis thazard)

Concepts

top

🔝

spinning top

whirligig

pegtop

spintop

teetotum

whipping-top

whip-top

Synonyms

burot

Translations

toupie

🔝

peonza

Kreisel

🔝

trottola

σβούρα

pião

trompo

pirinola

🔝

tol

🔝

draaitol

دُوّامة

topaç

Brummkreisel

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bəlˈðu.fə]

Etymology

Perhaps related to balda (“latch; door knocker”).